FYI iPhone update 2.0.2 is now available. Seems to have improved bars
of 3G signal noticably for me - normally I'm lucky to get 1 bar in my
condo development, and now im at 3. Supposedly they claim it improves
hopping between Edge and 3G but that never seemed to be a problem for
me,
Hi all,
We offer support services to many companies, and one of our existing
customers (who are due for renewal) has started to make noises about us
passing Questionairres/feedback forms to their management team and a few
random end users.
To and I quote extract information from people, letting
I have to say this discussion has brightened my day up no end (and that of
my co-workers). The thought of a bunch of gun-toting Americans cleaning all
the tracksuit-wearing hoodies out of our local shopping centres and bus
stations with military hardware has tickled me no end. If you can smuggle
Ohh yeah shot M105 and M155 Smooth Core Artillery in my Enlisted days as
a FOB, (Forward Observer or FIST) so we can bring that to the table too.
Sounds a real game of World risk, just the stakes got a lot higher...
Z
Edward E. Ziots
Network Engineer
Lifespan Organization
I believe PGP universal might be a good product you might want to look
into.
Z
Edward E. Ziots
Network Engineer
Lifespan Organization
MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA
Phone: 401-639-3505
From: mqcarp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday,
Christ you guys get to work early! Or do you have to clean your tanks and
rocket launchers so you get up earlier? :-)
2008/8/19 Ziots, Edward [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ohh yeah shot M105 and M155 Smooth Core Artillery in my Enlisted days as
a FOB, (Forward Observer or FIST) so we can bring that to
Yeah I am in patch week it starts today at 4:00am EST and goes till
7:00pm est tonight, and then I get to spin it up tomorrow at 3:00am
again :-)
Z
Edward E. Ziots
Network Engineer
Lifespan Organization
MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA
Phone: 401-639-3505
Thanks for the link!
Christopher J. Bosak
Vector Company
c. 847.603.4673
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
You need to install an RTFM Interface, due to an LBNC issue.
- B.O.F.H. (Merged 2 into 1) - Me
-Original Message-
From: Angus Scott-Fleming [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008
IE Plugin on FireFox.
Windows Update never looked more right.
Christopher J. Bosak
Vector Company
c. 847.603.4673
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
You need to install an RTFM Interface, due to an LBNC issue.
- B.O.F.H. (Merged 2 into 1) - Me
-Original Message-
From: Angus Scott-Fleming [mailto:[EMAIL
Yes, supposedly 3G is supposed to make a really big difference. Not that I
can tell though.
rant I'm about ready to ditch ATT and throw them to the wayside. At least
I still have my Nextel. On that note, Sprint sucks. But back to the point.
ATT: Sure, I've got 5 bars, but I still have no
Yep, IE Tab and Tab Mix Plus - two essentials for Firefox.
Roger Wright
Network Administrator
Evatone, Inc.
727.572.7076 x388
_
-Original Message-
From: Christopher J. Bosak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 8:21 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject:
For a price, we can do anything!
I'll do anything for coffee!
(Where is over here?)
Bullets are forever.
I do not love the sharp sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its'
swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they
defend.
J.R. Tolkien, The Two
Hi Folks:
I'm frequently asked by users here for recommendations for home firewall
devices (other than desktop software). They are looking for a small device
that does firewall functions, malware protection, scans for spyware and
viruses. We use a bunch of small Fortinet devices here that
Didn't see any replies on this yet. If upgrade options don't work during our
testing phase (there is sometimes an issue if the package code in the msi
file is the same between versions) then we sometimes do an uninstall/reinstall
option. In your case, in the GPO, right-click the FF 2.x
Checkpoint has a few offerings through their Sofaware division:
http://www.sofaware.com/general.aspx?boneId=145DTId=142objId=219
Roger Wright
Network Administrator
Evatone, Inc.
727.572.7076 x388
_
From: Tom Miller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Agreed - however we tried to demo their Enterprise product and you have to
buy it with them agreeing to refund it if you don't like it. Sorry, you lose,
am now checking out McAfee (aka Safeboot). For us it's just to encrypt laptops,
but still..
Dave Lum - Systems Engineer
971-222-1025
Heh, sitting here in darkness as Fae has knocked out all power here,
but now ATT is delivering 5 bars. Bizarre.
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 19, 2008, at 8:26 AM, Christopher J. Bosak [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Yes, supposedly 3G is supposed to make a really big difference. Not
that I can
Ah, using an iPhone as a flashlight. Classy.
Christopher J. Bosak
Vector Company
c. 847.603.4673
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
You need to install an RTFM Interface, due to an LBNC issue.
- B.O.F.H. (Merged 2 into 1) - Me
From: Phillip Partipilo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday,
Hehe, actually in a strange but nice coincidence, last night at the
local watering hole, I won a little battery powered lantern as a bingo
prize :)
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 19, 2008, at 10:33 AM, Christopher J. Bosak [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Ah, using an iPhone as a flashlight.
Hi
I need to give someone permission to just modify user details such as
Office, Address, Phone number etc in Active directory.
Looking at delegating Permissions seems to give them to much access as
they can create, delete and modify accounts.
I really only need modify.
What is the
I created a security group and in our main Users OU save them modify
permissions to just the fields necessary - probably the same fields you're
looking at. Note that in ADUC what's listed as State/Providence is listed as
simply st when you are looking at allowing permissions...
FWIW aw use
Ha! Excellent timing!
Christopher J. Bosak
Vector Company
c. 847.603.4673
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
You need to install an RTFM Interface, due to an LBNC issue.
- B.O.F.H. (Merged 2 into 1) - Me
From: Phillip Partipilo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 09:38 hrs
rDirectory is a good choice. I also like Directory Update
(http://www.directory-update.com) which performs a similar function.
ObDisclaimer: Directory Update is written and maintained by a company owned
by another Exchange MVP who I know. But I don't get a kickback!
Regards,
Michael B.
I need some more IO and don't have time to roll my own solution as I cant
afford the testing interval.
Looking at some cheap Netapp S550's right now. Anyone got any
experiences/reco's they can share?
Thanks!
jlc
~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~
On 19 Aug 2008 at 9:27, Tom Miller wrote:
Hi Folks:
I'm frequently asked by users here for recommendations for home firewall
devices (other than desktop software). They are looking for a small
device that does firewall functions, malware protection, scans for
spyware and viruses. We
On 19 Aug 2008 at 9:53, James Rankin wrote:
I have to say this discussion has brightened my day up no end (and that of
my co-workers). The thought of a bunch of gun-toting Americans cleaning all
the tracksuit-wearing hoodies out of our local shopping centres and bus
stations with military
Th HP MSA 1510 is a relatively inexpensive iSCSI SAN. I think you can add
either 2 or 4 shelves to it. Configuration is not that difficult.
Mike
Original Message:
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From: Joseph L. Casale [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:53:51 -0600
To:
Afternoon friends,
This morning I am looking into a new laptop for one of my clients. (Lost my
corporate IT job a while back to downsizing and started consulting just to
feed the kids - now I really like it!) Trying to find what this guy needs
without spending too much and I found the Dell
Hey Len,
To quote Dell's own advertising that I received The Vostro line is not
intended for use within a networked environment. Not entirely sure what
they mean by it, but it doesn't make me feel comfortable.
I only know two people have have got them for use at their home/home office
and they
Outlet.dell.com
Get a latitude, its days and nights a better machine.
-Troy
-Original Message-
From: Len Hammond [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:21 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Dell Vostro 1000
Afternoon friends,
This morning I am looking into a
It seems to be that way, sadly. We use Fortinet here and they do sell the SOHO
units to the public via local agents. But at $500+ for the first year
(hardware and subscription service) plus another few hundred for annual
subscriptions that is more than most are willing to pay. I can tell you
That really bizarre and I've never seen that advertising point as on
their website the advertise it as great for small business.
I support a small non-profit with 10 seats and I switched them over to
the Vostro line for both Desktop and Laptop as they replace older
systems. They are currently
We use PointSec for our laptops.
On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 7:22 AM, David Lum [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Agreed – however we tried to demo their Enterprise product and you have to
buy it with them agreeing to refund it if you don't like it. Sorry, you
lose, am now checking out McAfee (aka
Thanks Mark. This was the solution.
--
Mike Gill
-Original Message-
From: Kelsay, Mark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 1:08 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Windows Login delay when wireless card is enabled
Can you disable the wireless card in the
JLC,
Look at Equallogic. Better IO's and cheaper than S550's. IME If you need a
referral to the partner I used to get the primo pricing, let me know.
Shook
From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 11:54 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: iSCSI SAN for
I will add one thing here they do not have docking stations of any form.
That said we have 2 now with 2 more stolen over the Christmas holiday. They
are lighter in weight than the Latitute, they do come with less trash
software, the extended life battery sticks out the back like on the
Inspirion
Firefox + AVG/Avast/AntiVir? Most of the trouble people come to me with is
split between the crap that made it on their machine using IE, and all the
crap they've thrown at it trying to get rid of the other crap. I just use
the built in XP firewall with AVG Free and Firefox for home users. It
Haven't been following this too closely, but have you tried Truecrypts full
disk encryption? It's pretty slick and easy to implement.
--
Mike Gill
From: David Lum [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 7:23 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: File Server
+1
On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 10:53 AM, Andy Shook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
JLC,
Look at Equallogic. Better IO's and cheaper than S550's. IME If you need
a referral to the partner I used to get the primo pricing, let me know.
Shook
*From:* Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Equallogic is cheaper then an S550? I am seeing ~5k for an S550 w/o drives? You
sure?
Thanks!
jlc
From: Andy Shook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 11:53 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use
JLC,
Look at Equallogic. Better IO's and
Yeah, there's a reason for that:
Vostros are re-badged Inspirons, both desktops *and* laptops. Because of
that *I* will never buy one.
I'll stick with Latitudes, OptiPlexes and Precisions, thank you.
Jon Harris wrote:
the extended life battery sticks out the back like on the Inspirion
line.
Yeah. The vostro line doesn't have support for docking stations. Other than
that, we support roughly 20 or so from a range of power users to regular users
with no problems...
From: Jon Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 10:58 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject:
Hi all,
I need to setup a syslog server to start logging some events.
Nothing fancy, just one that runs on Windows and isn't too painful to
configure. Recommendations?
Thanks!
***
John C. Kelsey
DuBois Regional Medical Center
(: 814.375.3073
2 :
http://www.kiwisyslog.com/
EOT
From: Kelsey, John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 2:40 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Syslog Server
Hi all,
I need to setup a syslog server to start logging some events. Nothing
fancy, just one that runs on Windows and isn't
Kiwi
From: Kelsey, John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 2:40 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Syslog Server
Hi all,
I need to setup a syslog server to start logging some events.
Nothing fancy, just one that runs on Windows and isn't too painful to
I wondered about that - not seeing any Inspirons on the web site. Having
used lots of Optiplexes and a bunch of Latitudes over the last 10 years and
having good luck with them and seeing some minor issues with Dimensions and
Inspirons in domain situations, I was trying to decide between the Vostro
That was easy.I feel like I'm in a Staples commercial.
Thanks!!
***
John C. Kelsey
DuBois Regional Medical Center
(: 814.375.3073
*: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
***
-Original Message-
Note, now that that E Series latitudes are out, they will probably be
putting some big discounts on D630 and D830s, etc.
Even a month ago, I was getting fully decked out D630's for about $1000.
Can't complain with that. D830's, if you are willing to go with a
bigger form factor, are even less,
If you're trying to save money I strongly recommend refurbished Dells -
http://www.dell.com/outlet
You can get a refurbished Latitude or OptiPlex cheaper than you can an
identically-configured brand-new Vostro/Inspiron.
Refurb'ed machines look *really* good (almost as good as new) and have
the
I second this... Have purchased literally hundreds of machines from the
Dell Outlet. Have had great success with them and saved lots of money.
Swing for the complete care for notebooks if you can. Covers user
damage and has paid for itself several times with some of my users.
(Most recently,
kiwi
From: Kelsey, John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 2:40 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Syslog Server
Hi all,
I need to setup a syslog server to start logging some events.
Nothing fancy, just one that runs on Windows and
3rd for the Outlet. Bought a few machine there, and they have no
defects. Even scratch and dents. (I think they actually repair any
scratches/dents).
And like bob said, complete care is a must with laptops.
-Original Message-
From: Bob Fronk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday,
Yep and just sent you something off-list...
Shook
From: Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 2:24 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use
Equallogic is cheaper then an S550? I am seeing ~5k for an S550 w/o drives? You
Man, I need to get some of that...
On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 3:29 PM, Andy Shook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yep and just sent you something off-list…
Shook
*From:* Joseph L. Casale [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
*Sent:* Tuesday, August 19, 2008 2:24 PM
*To:* NT System Admin Issues
*Subject:*
Doesn't Truecrypt require a wipe/rebuild?
On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 2:01 PM, Mike Gill [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:
Haven't been following this too closely, but have you tried Truecrypts
full disk encryption? It's pretty slick and easy to implement.
--
Mike Gill
*From:* David Lum
You couldn't handle it.
Shook
From: Jonathan Link [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 3:38 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: iSCSI SAN for esx and general use
Man, I need to get some of that...
On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 3:29 PM, Andy Shook [EMAIL
What Equallogic, seriously? I was looking at PS5000E for like $26,000, 2TB
single controler config.
On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 3:50 PM, Andy Shook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You couldn't handle it.
Shook
*From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
*Sent:* Tuesday, August 19, 2008
+1 - they are good to work with, and the pay-for version is really
quite cheap, and very capable.
On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 11:39 AM, Kennedy, Jim
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.kiwisyslog.com/
EOT
From: Kelsey, John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 2:40 PM
How much disk sprawl is involved with shadow copies? In other words,
how much disk space is used per copy? Is it a 1:1 ratio, or is the copy
smaller?
Joe Heaton
AISA
Employment Training Panel
1100 J Street, 4th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 327-5276
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
~
Depends on how you set it up.
Jon
On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 4:35 PM, Joe Heaton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How much disk sprawl is involved with shadow copies? In other words, how
much disk space is used per copy? Is it a 1:1 ratio, or is the copy
smaller?
Joe Heaton
AISA
Employment
I think this would vary on the files being modified and settings.
A quick look on one of my file servers - about 25 GB of data, the Volume
Shadow Copy settings are for 3 scheduled copies per day and no maximum
size. It currently has 66 copies going back 22 days, and the storage
space used is
That depends on the retention you configure (amount of space) and how big the
delta is when it snaps.
If nothing happened between the current snap and the last one, there really
isn't any change...
Word of caution: VSS in windows is sketchy IMHO. If the server is busy,
redirect it off to
No, it encrypts on the fly and can span reboots mid process.
--
Mike Gill
From: Jonathan Link [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 12:39 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: File Server EncryptionWho is doing it?
Doesn't Truecrypt require a wipe/rebuild?
I have a bunch of Linux and Mac users that are NOT domain joined that access AD
resources. The user accounts are controlled by password policy, however these
users have no way to know when the password is going to expire, and no way to
change it.
I know about The OWA password change, but that
DAVE and ADmitMac from Thursby software will integrate the Macs with AD and
include DFS support.
On 8/19/08 3:09 PM, Jeremy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have a bunch of Linux and Mac users that are NOT domain joined that access
AD resources. The user accounts are controlled by password policy,
The OWA password change page doesn't require IE to work.
I'm looking at it in Firefox right now, not using the IE tab feature either.
Carl
-Original Message-
From: Jeremy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 6:09 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Changing AD
How are they authenticating to AD now? If they're using Samba, the
smbpasswd program should work.
If you want a third-party (non-samba?) solution, Centrify will do the trick.
Kurt
On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 3:09 PM, Jeremy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have a bunch of Linux and Mac users that are
Don't know how many of you use NSLOOKUP, but it's got an unpatched
vulnerability:
--- Included Stuff Follows ---
Vulnerability reported in Microsoft Windows nslookup.exe - News - heise
Security UK
A newly discovered vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows version of
On the vague scale I rate that a 9 out of 10.
-Original Message-
From: Angus Scott-Fleming [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 4:06 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Vulnerability reported in Microsoft Windows nslookup.exe
Don't know how many of you use
On a scale of 1-10, I was thinking K
On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 4:15 PM, Martin Blackstone
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On the vague scale I rate that a 9 out of 10.
-Original Message-
From: Angus Scott-Fleming [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 4:06 PM
To: NT System
You are right. I could have swore that chainging passwords using OWA didnt
work right, but I just tested it and it works.
My Bad.
Thanks everyone
~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~
~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ ~
On 19 Aug 2008 at 16:17, Steven Peck wrote:
On a scale of 1-10, I was thinking K
On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 4:15 PM, Martin Blackstone
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On the vague scale I rate that a 9 out of 10.
Also vague, but apparently it's the origin of the report:
Microsoft Windows
Okay, I've just deployed my first VM using VMware Server - a
non-essential server so I could get a feel for the process - and it's
running well.
Now... what do I need to do to back up this and any future machines with
Backup Exec?
Does the host BE agent cover the guests or do I need to place
I'll third the complete care.
I recommend it to *everyone*. Most home users balk at the cost, but it
only takes one orange juice incident (named after my sister who
spilled her morning OJ in her Inspiron with just the basic warranty -
Dell wanted as much as a new one to fix it) for them to
if only 1 Guest, and if you have spare BE agent license, I would just
throw the agent on the guest and back it up directly. Don't really ever
need to backup the host. (Assuming all the host does is VMware Server).
BE agents on the host can't backup guests out of the box. But they can,
if you
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